Recently, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) provisionally lifted the sanction on the Guatemalan Olympic Committee (COG) and allowed Guatemalan athletes the opportunity to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on behalf of Guatemala, something that did not happen in the Central American Games and of the Caribbean and Pan American Games of 2023.
This news was taken positively by national athletes who are classified for the Olympic Games and also by those who are still looking for a ticket to the event that will take place in the capital of France from July 26 to August 11.
“Qualifying for the Olympic Games is the great gift and dream of every athlete, because it is four years of hard work and completing it in this way is the best thing that can happen to you as an athlete.. Knowing that we would go without being able to represent Guatemala is not the same feeling, but now that they give us that good news it is worth celebrating, because it is the best for Guatemalan sports.“said Kevin Cordón, a badminton player who is one step away from qualifying for his fifth Olympic Games.
“We prepare to represent our country. I am happy because we will carry our flag“said José Barrondo, who was the first athlete to qualify for Paris 2024.
“This decision of the IOC was thanks to the action taken by the Assembly. I’m happy“, said Waleska Soto, classified in shooting with hunting weapons.
Currently, there are 10 athletes who have guaranteed their presence in the next edition of the Olympic Games: three women and seven men in four sports.
Athletes classified for Paris 2024
José Barrondo, athletics / 20 kilometers march
He was the first Guatemalan to qualify for Paris 2024. He obtained his Olympic quota on June 3, 2023 in the International Grand Prix Cantons of La Coruña when he achieved a time of 1:19:42. The games in Paris will be his second.
Luis Grijalva, athletics / 5 thousand meters
On August 31, 2023, Luis Grijalva became the second Guatemalan athlete to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Just four days after finishing fourth at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Grijalva obtained a record of 12:55.88 in the 5 thousand meters which gave him a ticket to his second Olympic event. In Tokyo 2020 he finished in 12th place and for Paris he aims for the podium.
Alberto González, athletics / marathon
The Sports Character of Free Press In 2023, Alberto González is qualified for the Paris marathon. The native of Chuachalí, Tecpán Guatemala, Chimaltenango, stood out throughout 2023 as he won gold at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, the historic bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, and qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
In the Valencia Marathon in December 2023 was when González finally set the minimum mark of 2:07.40 that he assured his presence in the French capital.
Sophia Hernández, modern pentathlon
Hernández was the fourth qualified to Paris from Guatemala, she obtained her Olympic quota on October 23, 2023 after winning a bronze medal at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.
Andrés Fernández, modern pentathlon
The fifth qualifier for Paris was Andrés Fernández in the modern pentathlon discipline; The Guatemalan finished in sixth place after three days of competition in the events of fencing, swimming, equestrian and laser run, but he met the classification requirements and certified his pass.
John Ignatius Maegli, sailing
The Guatemalan sailor, Juan Ignacio Maegli, won the bronze medal on Saturday, November 4, in the Dinghy – ILCA 7 final, of Sailing, at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games. This result earned him the classification for those who will be his fifth Olympic Games.
Adriana Ruano, shooting with hunting weapons
Adriana Ruano and Waleska Soto starred in an epic final in the Women’s Trap at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games and it was Ruano who won the gold medal, also granting her a ticket to Paris 2024.
Waleska Soto, shooting with hunting weapons
In the first months of 2024, Soto joined the Guatemalan delegation that will go to Paris after achieving classification in the XVI CAT Americas Championship which was held in the Dominican Republic.
Sebastián Bermúdez, shooting with hunting weapons
Like Soto, Bermúdez obtained his classification in the XVI Championship of the Americas, The Guatemalan won two gold medals (one in individual and one in teams).
Jean Pierre Brol, shooting with hunting weapons
Paris will be the second games for Jean Pierre after London 2012. His qualification was achieved in Santiago 2023 after obtaining a gold medal.
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